FPCN39 CWLW 191330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 19-October-2002 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 33/POOR 20 464 53/FAIR 11 1129 47/FAIR 11 979 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 22 461 46/FAIR 10 1132 53/FAIR 10 1346 OKANAGAN 18/POOR 16 557 47/FAIR 10 1273 37/FAIR 6 1426 CASTLEGAR 9/POOR 1 520 53/FAIR 11 1395 39/FAIR 6 1532 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 12 979 44/FAIR 11 1607 47/FAIR 7 2129 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 11 504 42/FAIR 10 1134 27/POOR 5 1130 GOLDEN 11/POOR 9 825 50/FAIR 10 1707 31/POOR 7 1420 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 19 W 24 CRANBROOK W 17 W 24 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 13/POOR 8 634 38/FAIR 12 1037 15/POOR 6 737 100 MILE 13/POOR 12 995 15/POOR 2 1515 66/GOOD 12 2138 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 8 1026 23/POOR 5 1457 24/POOR 5 1506 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 16 950 46/FAIR 11 1632 41/FAIR 13 1430 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 12 785 28/POOR 8 1165 30/POOR 12 1027 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 16 739 23/POOR 16 877 47/FAIR 13 1354 SMITHERS 13/POOR 15 570 45/FAIR 19 929 44/FAIR 15 1025 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 12 812 40/FAIR 7 1641 43/FAIR 9 1545 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 8 508 15/POOR 4 691 29/POOR 5 1179 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 20 W 24 SMITHERS SW 50 SW 26 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 20/POOR 9 608 31/POOR 13 715 21/POOR 8 653 FT ST JOHN 14/POOR 9 797 24/POOR 9 1003 27/POOR 7 1183 WHITEHORSE 28/POOR 29 831 45/FAIR 24 1020 58/GOOD 32 1060 DAWSON 41/FAIR 26 624 13/POOR 32 395 12/POOR 35 383 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 10 786 23/POOR 15 861 17/POOR 13 811 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 46 SW 37 WATSON LAKE SW 19 S 31 WHITEHORSE S 56 S 48 MAYO SW 39 SW 37 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 21/POOR 11 204 15/POOR 5 234 9/POOR 1 91 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 12 285 15/POOR 3 431 11/POOR 2 251 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 4 341 14/POOR 2 547 13/POOR 2 418 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 6 116 11/POOR 4 97 10/POOR 2 120 CNTRL VAN ISLD 17/POOR 9 190 14/POOR 6 186 13/POOR 3 265 NRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 29 93 12/POOR 27 43 9/POOR 3 34 TERRACE 14/POOR 18 263 10/POOR 20 227 23/POOR 13 427 STEWART 13/POOR 17 47 11/POOR 24 19 9/POOR 14 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 20 W 26 SANDSPIT S 39 SW 22 SW 30 PORT HARDY S 57 S 54 S 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/